Shel Silverscream
Highlight Bits & Quotes
8Saving Halloween Poetry from Variety Funding Cuts
After learning Variety might cut funding for Halloween poetry, the group frantically recites their best work, including a Shrek soundtrack parody and a stolen Roald Dahl book.
"Variety doesn't think there's enough money in Halloween poetry."
"All that glitters is bats."
"You're reading Roald Dahl over there. That's not even your book."
Skeleton Brimblebones' Outside Lands Love Child
Skeleton Brimblebones reveals he discovered he has a 15-year-old child conceived at the Outside Lands music festival with a woman who was 'just a fox.' The child is vertically split: half skin and half bone.
"I found out, you know, a woman came to me and she said, 'Hey, skeleton, remember that night we shared at outside lands 15 years ago?'"
"The right side looks like her and the skeleton side looks like me."
Halloween Astrology and the Lee Bra Worn by a Witch
The poets discuss their Halloween-specific zodiac signs, including 'Scary Sun,' 'Gem-Eyes,' and 'Virgo into the Graveyard.' Shel Silverscream identifies Boomoi's sign as a 'Lee Bra worn by a witch.'
"My rising from the dead sign is a Virgo into the graveyard."
"That means you're a Lee bra worn by a witch."
Frankenstein's Monster: The Tall Nepo Baby
Frankenstein's Monster reads his debut poem, which focuses heavily on his height and firm handshake. The group discusses 'Halloween Nepo' allegations regarding his father's influence in the industry.
"Frankenstein, Frankenstein, so tall and green. Frankenstein, Frankenstein, not so mean."
"I don't think the Halloween nepo allegations are true."
Shel Silverscream's Inside-Out Skin Curse
Shel Silverscream reveals he is cursed to have his skin turn inside out every few days after wandering his catamaran into a spooky inlet. He reads a poem inspired by the trauma of the curse.
"Every couple of days my skin turns inside out."
"I'm Shel Silverscream. I run the silver screen."
Frankenstein's Monster Contemplates Height
Frankenstein's Monster reads a philosophical poem questioning if his identity is tied to his height and whether a short Frankenstein would still offer a plate of worms.
"What if Frankenstein was short? Would be scary, no?"
"Change is always different than what it is right now."
The Sinning Tree
Shel Silverscream discusses his classic work 'The Sinning Tree,' a dark parody of 'The Giving Tree' where a boy takes sins like sloth and envy from a tree until it is a stump.
"Instead of trick-or-treat it should be called sinner-seat."
Halloween Poets Roll Call
The panel of top Halloween poets introduces themselves, featuring the #1 ranked Frankenstein's Monster, who is only seven days old, and the veteran Skeleton Brimblebones.
"You set a record as well because you are the youngest Halloween poet ever. You're technically seven days old."